On a Sunday early afternoon, put my name down on the waitlist and was told about a 20 mins wait for party of 2. There were 4 parties ahead of us, anywhere between 2-3 people in each party. After multiple parties kept coming and being seated before us, I checked our name on the waitlist. A party of 7-10 got seated before us. After waiting 30 mins, I finally asked the host how much longer of a wait and was told possibly another 20-30 mins. My husband and I were so displeased and left immediately. Looks like they were actively reserving large tables while having people on their waitlist. The large tables were being seated before the people on the waitlist, even if they were arriving after the rest of the waitlist. Terrible customer service with bullshit excuses why we couldn’t be seated. Permanently lost my service.
Service: 1
alejandra gutierrez
Food was bad. Pancit had only very hard chicharrón, all burned up and small shrimp from a can. For the price that was highway robbery.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kate X
Great food and nice environment, good for groups of families or friends. The kare kare was really really good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laksamana Riadi
Too many kids shouting and running
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sam Malate
Filipino place I go to in Milpitas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
secretly stashed
When you want to impress someone with traditional Filipino food, Kalesa delivers! We came here to celebrate my cousins birthday. We didn’t put in any reservations and we’re trying to seat for 7. Within 10 minutes we were seated. Water was served right when we sat. We ordered a lot of food. My favorite was the Bangus Sisig. The rest of the food was spot on. Pancit, sinigang, Kare Kare and crispy pata all hit the mark. Ended the night with halo halo. I would come here again if a guest requested formal Filipino food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jerry Romero
I’ve been coming here on a regular basis, but will not be back anytime soon. I am disappointed that the restaurant now automatically adds 15% gratuities for parties under 5 people. In my opinion, as with many other restaurants, gratuities is up to the customers to decide depending on the quality of the service they received.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Lian Belino
Everytime I eat here with my family, we enjoy the dishes we order. Fresh, tasty, and the portions are good.
The servers are always pleasant and polite.
*My husband and I have obviously eaten about 2/3 portion of the serving size of the Kare Kare pictured here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roy the Bannerlord
Automatic gratuity
Bryant Z.
Huge portions, great price, the Pansit Palabok tasted so great, very flavorful. Would recommend this.
Our clinic stuff is not Philipino at all, but we go there to eat very often. We are located in the same plaza. So, after great dinner, we always get purple ice cream. So beautiful and so yummy!
On a Sunday early afternoon, put my name down on the waitlist and was told about a 20 mins wait for party of 2. There were 4 parties ahead of us, anywhere between 2-3 people in each party. After multiple parties kept coming and being seated before us, I checked our name on the waitlist. A party of 7-10 got seated before us. After waiting 30 mins, I finally asked the host how much longer of a wait and was told possibly another 20-30 mins. My husband and I were so displeased and left immediately. Looks like they were actively reserving large tables while having people on their waitlist. The large tables were being seated before the people on the waitlist, even if they were arriving after the rest of the waitlist. Terrible customer service with bullshit excuses why we couldn’t be seated. Permanently lost my service.
Service: 1
Food was bad. Pancit had only very hard chicharrón, all burned up and small shrimp from a can. For the price that was highway robbery.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food and nice environment, good for groups of families or friends. The kare kare was really really good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Too many kids shouting and running
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Filipino place I go to in Milpitas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
When you want to impress someone with traditional Filipino food, Kalesa delivers! We came here to celebrate my cousins birthday. We didn’t put in any reservations and we’re trying to seat for 7. Within 10 minutes we were seated. Water was served right when we sat. We ordered a lot of food. My favorite was the Bangus Sisig. The rest of the food was spot on. Pancit, sinigang, Kare Kare and crispy pata all hit the mark. Ended the night with halo halo. I would come here again if a guest requested formal Filipino food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve been coming here on a regular basis, but will not be back anytime soon. I am disappointed that the restaurant now automatically adds 15% gratuities for parties under 5 people. In my opinion, as with many other restaurants, gratuities is up to the customers to decide depending on the quality of the service they received.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Everytime I eat here with my family, we enjoy the dishes we order. Fresh, tasty, and the portions are good.
The servers are always pleasant and polite.
*My husband and I have obviously eaten about 2/3 portion of the serving size of the Kare Kare pictured here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Automatic gratuity
Huge portions, great price, the Pansit Palabok tasted so great, very flavorful. Would recommend this.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Our clinic stuff is not Philipino at all, but we go there to eat very often. We are located in the same plaza. So, after great dinner, we always get purple ice cream. So beautiful and so yummy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Price is a bit steep but good food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sizzling Pork Sisig, Lechon Kawali
I love this place ❤️ wonderful and delicious filipino food. Came here with friend who are not filipinos. They love the food 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lumpiang Shanghai, Kare Kare, Lechon Kawali, Garlic Rice Cup
Great filipino food! Love everything we order everytime!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Halo Halo Espesyal, Kare Kare, Lechon Kawali
The Filipino resto I've been to in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lumpiang Shanghai, Halo Halo Espesyal, Sizzling Pork Sisig, Pinakbet, Lechon Kawali
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